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As it has been said many many times in the past on these very forums, because of the current stage of development that DayZ SA is in, there is not a whole bunch to do, past gearing and doing some general exploration, many people resort to killing other players, as this game evolves and more and more content gets added in, I expect people shooting others for no real reason will drastically decrease, there won't be any penalty to killing, however with the promise of larger groups of zombies and rarer loot spawns, people will be more apt to be more choosy when they do shoot.

My main fear is that the Devs will begin to listen to all the Carebear/Complaining people who frequent these forums and implement something horrible that would take the game in a totally different direction, ruining it for those who enjoy DayZ for what it is. My reason is that I have been part of a multitude of games where the Devs wanting to please the masses A.k.a (Carebears/Whiners) and change the game's design or feel to that of something more family friendly and soft hearted, I like this game's direction, and can't wait to see it blossom further in the next few months/year.

As it's been discussed in length already, but I will post my thoughts on what I think needs to be done/changed about our current zombie/infected. 1. More of them, especially in high traffic areas such as Elektro/Cherno/Belota/NWAF/NEAF and smaller places like Berezino, ect. (Basically the good loot spawn areas in Chernarus.) 2. I would like them to be able to use stairs, but not ladders, allowing players some means of escape/safety besides going full-rambo and mowing them down with firearms or swinging like crazy with your fireaxe. I believe that the zombie's/infected's aggro range is good as is, but this goes without saying, fixing the current ability of phasing through floors/doors/walls would be great, lol... But and not to sound/appear as one of those people who throw out the "ALPHA" excuse for things, but all we can do is wait for now, and give our feedback/suggestions as we go, so that they can see it, and take from it what they will.

I would like to see the M4A1 get a slight boost in the damage department, because sometimes it feels like it's not dealing as much as it should be. I do agree on well-placed shots, and people needing to learn to tap/burst over spray-n-pray tactics, like others have said it is an accurate firearm, however damage feels disappointing at times.

I've been experiencing horrid De-sync, on servers were I have perfectly good ping/bandwidth, making it almost impossible to move things in my inventory or heck, when there is players on my screen I get horrible lag/de-sync, I am hoping that with the incoming patch this gets fixed, because previously I had no problems with de-syncing for more than a few moments, and having people on my screen was of no real concern.

Mosin (In-game already.) SKS (Next NEW gun to be released *SOON*)

Stay strong, there are others out there who are nice just like you, like the one you met.

I agree that it is distinctively hard to truly identify a "Bandit" from say a person with zero intent on killing anything that moves, besides zombies. But the intent is there if you witness someone going onto "Sniper hill" in Elektro or ontop of the School/Fire station buildings, I mean why else go up there, I am probably wrong, but my "Bandit-O-9000" radar triggers when I see people in those area's especially when they have a Mosin+LR Scope. But in all fairness I do the same thing, but I am more of an observer with my Mosin+LR Scope, I very rarely fire at someone, unless I have observed that person just going around shooting freshies/bambies, then I take action. But I agree, making a video or posting on the forums saying you killed a "Bandit" doesn't mean the person you killed was one, without some sort of visual proof, like that person killing freshies/bambies just because he/she can, then to me, you just killed another survivor trying to make his/her way through a popular area in the game.

Ladders in this game are far worse than Bandit/KoS players, Lol...

Seems the Long-ranged Scope is Very Rare find, I managed to get a Worn one from NWEF in the Communications tower.

It's not about "Us players". not wanting someone to play the game differently than us, it's that "Us players" recognize that having Perma-death in DayZ, makes the survival aspect of this game vital, because you wouldn't care about dying, because there would be nothing to lose, you wouldn't fight to survive and protect what your using/wearing because if you died, you would lose none of it, you would have a minor set back when it comes to trekking back to where you died at, if it was vital to you at that moment. But because you still have your setup, the only thing you would need is ammo/food/water and maybe some medical supplies but medical supplies wouldn't be on your list of important items because if you died, you wouldn't lose out. I really hope that the developers of this game, DO NOT listen to the Carebears/Whiners and implement content that basically holds our hand, keeps us safe, and frolics in the fields with us humming cheerful tunes... The game is about survival, fighting not only zeds, but sicknesses/statuses and other survivors for supplies/food/gear, without Perma-death there would be no fear, you wouldn't try as hard to survive because you would have nothing to lose, this game would go down hill drastically and sales would plummit, now no game like DayZ exists (To me atleast.) PLEASE don't go making a fuss and ruin it for everyone else. I mean everyone with these types of suggestions, cry about, "Well you just don't want this change because it's different from your style of play, ect." but what if, the changes you want, would change it so drastically that you end up having a small scale game that only a few hundred people play, opposed to how it is now, there needs to be things about a game that people hate, because in turn, those things you hate are things people love.

I believe what they did is a step in the right direction, Military grade gear/guns should be rare since at this current spot in this games development, Military grade gear/guns is the best you can get, so it makes sense only to lower the spawn rate to a much lower chance. I believe this will make those who do have those setups to be far more picky when they use them, because they will know people who want those guns/gear will be laying in wait to hear that gun go off and go steam rolling towards the shots in the hopes of killing and then looting those items. As more weapons come out, such as the bows, I believe that it will be less tense in the community of DayZ, but for now, it is hard to get your hands on the good stuff, but that is how it should be, no one should be able to jump straight into the game as a fresh spawn and be able to find themselves a full kit and gun/ammo within 20 minutes. I feel sorry for those who do have these weapons, because everyone and their grandma is gonna come barreling down at you to try and take your precious items away MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

My personal plan to end the spread of KoS, is to NEVER give in to being that type of player no matter how many times I get killed, I will always seek interaction with fellow survivors, and one day, maybe not get shot/punched/chopped to death, lol...

I've come across a few servers that are 24/7 Daytime resetting every 2hr's. I forget the one I am on, but usually if you find a server that say's Daytime in it's name and it's practically full 40/40 or close to it, you can count on it being fixed.

Same here, even the ones labeled 24/7 Daytime aren't, all the servers I come across are night, I don't know if it was the patch or what, but it seems finding a server that's not pitch black, is impossible.

Before we start, yes I have used the "almighty search function" on these forums to bring up posts of similar content, but they didn't really answer anything and contain biased opinions on either gun and such, so please bear with me... I tend to like to stick to myself, or in small manageable groups of three to five people. (Been adding friendly/mature types that I meet in-game or forums.) I am having a hard time choosing because well, I like both of the guns but I don't care to have to shuffle either gun in my hands so to carry both of them, so I want to choose one. I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos on these guns, and both look great, it's just people say the Mosin is clumsy in CQC and the M4A1 has horrid aim/pattern. I was wondering since I tend to like to do it all, if going with a combo of Mosin/FNX45 would be good for someone who want's to survey an area with a scope or snipe baddies, then go into buildings/close areas with the 45 to loot and such, if that would work out? Because I like the idea of being a sniper, but I don't want to be shat out of luck when it comes to looting in buildings where mosin use is not good. Any advice is welcome, I have thick skin so if you need to yell at me for being a noob go for it! :rolleyes:

When you first open up DayZ SA, in the lower right-hand corner you will see your name, click on that and your able to change it from there, I believe it's one of the features they added in with this patch.

After thinking about it, I want to be a Hunter and stalk people/prey from afar, so Mosin seems to be my best bet, coupled with the 45 seems to be my ideal setup, Mosin for range, and the 45 to dispatch anyone/thing that sneaks up on me. Thanks for the help and advice, and nice avatar Dirty. :D

Let's all just be glad that with the current stuff available to us in SA, that there wasn't more to lose, such as bases/vehicles/stashes ect. With the current game getting returned to a new spawn back to getting fully kitted shouldn't take more than an hour and that's if your terribly unlucky... And yeah, ALPHA...

Steamid: Alduroth1984 (Phelix) Throw me an Add, I live on the East Coast (USA) 29 years old, Male.

Any tips on finding the LRS for it? I have found enough Ammo/Bipods/PU's and other Mosins to sink a ship, but finding that LRS is giving me issues, I try checking in the usual spots for it, but to no avail, so any advice? Also, what situations should I consider using the PU scope over the LRS besides the distance factor, lol...

I like the feeling of Playing on First person only servers, like others have said, it levels the playing field and forces people to look around and pan more (Holding right alt.). I agree the height thing throws me, feels like my eyes are shoulder height, instead of where they should be, and ladders seem to be my downfall (Pun intended.) :P

I dress in "Civilian" style gear, because in my short stint playing DayZ SA, anyone wearing a mask of any sort, or full milgear is either a bandit/kos'r or someone who isn't going to risk interaction and shoot to protect his/her gear (Full milgear usually.) So I will stick to my civilian setup in the hopes of not insighting a full blown panic in people I come across. ;)

I might be interested in joining, I play on East coast servers (US) and since my friends aren't going to be on as much, I need a crew to run with.

I'de love to paint my Combat helm (Camo) as well as my Firefighters Axe (Because that yellow/red is so dang bright.) My friends are excited about the Mosin painting, but sucks to be me because I use the M4, lol... :(